Brockport High’s car was named “It’s Almost Friday” in honor of Assistant Principal Dr. Tobias Ekeze who is battling a major health issue.

Congratulations to Brockport High School’s Engineering Design and Development class (Electrathon Club)

The club took first place in the Novice Division in the Green Grand Prixat Watkins Glen Internatonal on Friday, April 15th.

The Green Grand Prix brought together teams from all over the Northeast to race alternative fuel powered vehicles they created.

Brockport High’s car was named “It’s Almost Friday” in honor of Assistant Principal Dr. Tobias Ekeze who is battling a major health issue.

The car’s number “077″ was chosen because seven is Dr. Ekeze’s favorite number and was his childhood soccer jersey number.

The Electrathon Club was initiated at BHS this year by teachers Craig Coon and Marc Palmer to inspire students to explore and pursue careers in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

One of the ways to spark this excitement was creating an energy efficient Electrathon car and bringing in STEM professionals to talk about how they have designed their own vehicles.

Coon and Palmer, with the help of Brockport Board of Education Member and former Delphi employee Ray Gabriel, organized a presentation by Mike Brisbane, Stack Design Group Leader from General Motors to learn more about fuel cell technology as they created their own car.

“Not only was Delphi interested in bringing their fuel cell car and giving a presentation on the technology, they want to form a long term relationship with Brockport to inspire more students to pursue careers in engineering and related professions,” Coon said.

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